ironandsteel
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On my first attempt at starting this tractor, I got no compression on 2 cylinders. Upon removing the valve cover, I discovered this mess. I know the history of this tractor. It sat unused in my brother's garage for about a decade, after several years unused outside. I had no idea it was this bad.
I'm going to pull the head and clean this all up, and probably take to a machine shop to make it right. No idea yet how worn the valve seats and guides are.
Do you think it would be worth having hardened valve seats put in?
Then, I'll pull the pan and see what horrors await me down there. Once this is all cleaned up, I'm thinking kerosene in the sump and crank it over a bunch to circulate. I gotta get the crud out of all the oil journals.